Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-19
CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN.
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Evictions.
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An Evtefaon Party
DUBLIN. Jan. IS Exciting scenes
we're Witnessed today near Caheroon-
tish, County Limerick. the occasion b
inR the eTiciion Of Edward O'Grady,
tenant on the Gahbost estat :. Iufaf-
nation waa conveyed TO OAGrady that q
force Of eighteen police AMI bailifs, an
der command Of Captain Plnnketi, was
coming 70 evict him. and be prepared
% give them q warn reception.
With the assistaDos Of neiehbsra,
He eut down trees and ahrubbeFy, With
ghich be barrisaded the house. Then
O'0rady and about twenty Of his frienas
proceeded ts the upper story Of tie
house. cutting away TIE staircase bshind
them and stationed thema Ives at she
windows 10 await the coming OF the
enemy. The evictinR party soon aF
rived and atoFmed the house With sledRe
hammers and baSonols. Ladders we're
piaced against the walls Of the house.
up which the poliosmen and bailina
swarmed, bat she defenders thrsw
boiling wates on their aasailanis and
hurled the ladders 20 the Rroand.
The attacking party advanoad repeated
y on the house, and we're ns often re-
palsed. The contest lasted fally three
noura Ultimately . hole was cut In the
hoor tkrcugh which soma OF the poIioe
ctawied, while others covered the
occupants Of the house With
rides. threatening 10 frs II the eight
est hostile movement vas made.
Entrance vas then effected and several
persons we're arrested. During the ex-
citemens psople gathered about the
HOUSE and eheered the defenders. For
this display Of sympathy they we're re-
peatedly charged upon By the police.
and seriously elubbed. A number Of
policemen and citizens we're injured In
the afffay.
Rrishtfnl AgaIr.
LoEDoN, Jan 1s.-A ffightful accident |
happened in this cily this evening. The |
Hebrew Dramatic Club gave an enter |
tainment ~ the theater in Princess |
street. Spitsldelds. which was attended /
By aboai 5000 persane. mostly Jews. |
some one IN the gallery. doub'less |
for g Joke, shouted " Fire |" The /
gas was Immediately taFned on at |
the meter. and terrible panic easued. |
People rushed Ia solid macs for the /
doors, and q number we're trodden under |
foot. Whea the panic had sabsided |
it vas found that twelve women and /
youths had been tramplsd TO death in
The rush 10 escape, Ane many others |
we're injured.
Relating to Rerelgn Commeres.
WAsHISaroN. n Is.-Representativs
Dunham was today directed by the /
House Committee IN Commerce 90 re-
port favofsbly the bill introduced in /
lhe Senate By Senator E1munds, pro
vidsng for the inspection Of meats fer /
-xportatlon. prohibiting importation OF |
articles OF food or drink, /
aud authorizing the Presidsnt, wheu-
'veE satisfied that unjust aiscrimina- |
lions are made by \ foreign state |
against the importation Of United /
states products, 90 direct that such pro-
ducts Of the foreign states be disefimin- |
ated against in the United States. As ne |
may deem proper. Ooe section OF the |
bill authorizes the President, when |
necessary In bis opinion for the pFstec
lion Of animals in the United States |
against contagious diseases, to suspend |
By proclamation the importaii y Of any |
and oil GLASSES OF animals. for q limited |
lime.
The New ParIinmens
OTTAWA, Jan. IS The D0ninion Par.
lament is called to met for the dis
patch Of business April 7th.
Britiah Cesambla Notea.
Verona, Jan. Is. -. J. Harris, far
meF, residing near Ladner's Landing on |
he Fraser, WAS yesterday discovered /
10 bis own house. He vas |
killed BY blow from an axe. No cIus |
10 the murderer.
A furrier named Mahrer left town |
Monday mofaing with considerable |
quantity Of goods beloneiuR 20 caste
mers, and without paying his dsbts. he |
10 supposed % have gone 10 Portland.
Malice a Brosn, wholesale liqaof /
dealers at Vanceuser, have assigned 20 /
Of this city. Total liabilities, |
s36. 600; nominal assa'a. $50 030. obitdf |
made mp Of hotel az Harrisen Lake /
Hst spring; $1,000 10 represented here,
Ihe balance By Eastern OaRada and /
California h0u e. The Arm lost heavily
By the Vancouver IRE last summeF aud |
establishing the hotel has crippled them.
Rutned ~ the canaaian Paetne.
MoNrnKAL, Jan. 18.-EFastus Wlman,
President Of the Great North eestsrn
Telegraph Co, hat tssued q manifesto
10 shareholders ct Montreal, announc.
Ing that m0ney for the dividsnd doe on
January Let has been f6rwardsd from
NeW York, but stating that the West
srn Uuion Company Wlll not Guarantse
further dividends until some arrange
ments are made by which the oompanV's
rfrrkka -. rrnaaaaf.A enr.r.s faa s.r.awaw 1
lul rival, the Canadian Paaino. h SAYS
the Oanadian Paeidc is destroying en-
sting telegraph interests and rendering
Ihem unpf0ftabls; that Il hsa no limit /
IN extent OF expenditures, and that tue
powerful epO1gh 70 fight u single |
handed.
Robbing . slmplesen.
LONDON, Jan Is. "A man named
George Franklin Anderson, who repre- /
vents himself a. an AmeFiaan solicitor, /
lQed 81 years, a. q residing at the Il H1tel
Aetropole. in Bond0n, was charged Ia
Street. Police Court today
gith obtaining large sums Of money by i
fraudulent means from one Dsakin, Of
Pennsylvania. Anderson
has pretended 20 BE- engaged 10 recover
Dg property In EnRlAnd belonging 10
he ancestors Of the Deakins. and had
sucaeeded 10 svindIina him oat Of shout
80 600. which Deakin had given him 10
faFtheF the pf0sesution Of the work.
Anderson vas remaBdsd for hearing,
bail being Fefased.
naval aad Military PrepaFaftena.
BaussKLa Jan 1.-The Congo Free
stats hss ordered toe ASSEMBLING Of ita
.ntire hotilla oH TIE upper part OF She i
Congo River IS Lsopoldyilie y the end i
u March, With view 10 asdiog as maoh /
~ possible she Stanley expedition for !
lhe relief Of Emin Bey, 10 she event Of /
,he expedition proceeding via tie Congo /
route. The GovsEnmeut has ordered
she military dspartment 70 try The ex /
perimeut Of general mobilization Of /
she Army, Instead Of the usual maneu